Enigma: Dawn of the Champions (Hiccstrid/Httyd fanfic)

Part 20

The room, the Council room is a big, courtroom-like place where the Council is sitting in a half circular table.

Us, standing at the center are all eyes on them, but no one seems to share the surprise I feel when I see another familiar person as one of the Council.

"Hello, Astrid."

I can't believe it, Liliana Roswell is sitting along the council.

My friends suddenly got down to their knees, bowing down at the people before them like they're royalties, but I was too stunned to even do the same and just stare at Liliana.
She's a Champion!

"I thought the Oracle was a "he"?" I ask Hiccup.

"Words can be deceiving." He winks at me. "It's her way to keep her identity a secret."

"I really did have a feeling I've seen Astrid before," Liliana say. "She reminds me of a certain Champion I met before."

"Who exactly are you talking about, Oracle?" Mr. Belch ask her.

Oracle? Liliana Roswell, the famous fashion expert is not just any Champion, but the Oracle??

"Rise children." Stoick say.

My friends got back to their feet and put their hands over their chests.

"Welcome, Astrid." Liliana say with a small smile on her face.

Seeing her there makes me imagine that she's a Queen, with the red robes, the gold jewelry and the crown on her head.

"I was hesitant to believe at first, but now I'm convinced, you reminded me of Diana Kingsley." She say.

My eyes widen at the name she just mentioned. Diana Kingsley...is that the one the Enchantress always mentions in my nightmares?

"Diana Kingsley...I remember her," Stoick say. "But I didn't notice the resemblance you're talking about, Oracle."

"I haven't encountered this Diana, but I've heard a lot about her before, she's the daughter of Sophia and Robert Kingsley, she's a descendant of the late King Peter." A woman with brown hair in a bun say, I think she's Elsa's mother.

"Oh, now I remember," Mr. Belch say. "Maybe that's why I felt that recognition when I first saw her in my office."

"Pardon for my intrusion sir, but who exactly is that Diana Kingsley?" Hiccup say. "Astrid keeps having nightmares about the Enchantress mentioning that name many time."

Liliana's jaw tighten at the mention of the Enchantress, her calm face turns serious. "So I heard from your father that Astrid does have nightmares." She say. "The Enchantress must've mistaken her for Diana."

Liliana stands up from her seat and walk down to the center where we're standing, she lead me towards a door at the right side of the room where letters from another language is engraved in gold on it.

"Children, follow me." She told my friends as she opens the door to another room more bigger than the Council room.

Hiccup's house holds a lot of secret rooms. Well, this house is so big anyway, and there might be more secret rooms in this house that a normal person won't thought of by just looking at it outside.

Inside the room are portraits of people with names engraved under the golden frames. There are also weapons displayed inside glass cases, armors, and old era clothes put up.

"This is the Hall of Memories, we set this up in the Haddock residence knowing it will be guarded very well and preserved for years to come," Liliana say.